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,I WAKE DR1D+ ! COLD ,I'LL RETURN TO4
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,FEEL AG )! :OLE ( MY H&4

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,"EY": ,I TRY 6CUT BACK
"S NEW;S POPS UP4

,N[ SUN4 ,ONSLAU<T ( MORN+4
,I WALK 96XS LI<T4 ,96! CRISP $GE
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,X'S TOO LATE 6TURN BACK
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6H PATI5T "W
Z M* Z ANY?+1
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,OR A MASSIVE CRANE
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"EY"D DRIVES 6& F ! LUMB] MILL
6HAUL SCRAPWOOD 9 AN OLD /,N WAGON
) NO W9D[S S :5 HE DRIVES
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Y C HUMOR HM AB MO/ ANY?+
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  ,E>NE/LY1
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5 .WOOD4

                 ,VAC,N
          ,CU]NAVACA1 ,MEXICO

    ,I4 ,HOTEL
,CLE>1 COOL MORN+S
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,I SAY ! ^W .ANAPHYLACTIC
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                ,! ,POET

,"S LOCALS REMEMB] ME WELL4
,W5T 6MY R1D+S4
,B"\ MY BOOKS4 ,/ TALK
(! POEM ,I PO/$3

..,NO LOCAL BASEBALL T1M4
,J A T[N FULL ( >TI/S
KEEP+ .SCORE4

ON ! LI<T PO/S D[NT[N4

,I WROTE POEMS = "S SIXTY YE>S4 ,2F DY+
,I RETYP$1 FIL$1 & B.D !M
Z !Y O3URR$ 9 MY LIFE4

,AF ,I DI$
"S"O HIR$ 6CL1N MY HOME
?REW !M ALL AWAY4



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  8,FIC;N REV1LS TRU?S T R1L;Y
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( LA/ WEEK'S SN[
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BR1K+ FREE BITS ( SOIL 2N
T FLY UP & \
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PREF]R+ :AT IS CLOSE AT H&
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6MAKE \ _! %APES
6HELP ME IGNORE ! LA% GRAZ+ MY LEFT EYE
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2C ,I'M PD 6KEEP /4

    ,SECOND ,SITT+
,WE />T$ LATE4 ,! SUN1 RIS5 -PLETELY1
FALLS TOO F> 2H U 6"W4 ,9/1D
WE SIP TEA & TALK4

    ,?IRD ,SITT+
,MY V 2+ CAPTUR$
US+ ONLY COLOR4
,! BACKGR.D -ES ALIVE M* ! SAME
Z %E LIFTS H] BRU% L A W&1
DABS AT ! CANVAS & SAYS
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?9K+ ( "PS ( ME
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  ,DRESS+4
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SUN SPR1DS OV] A B.TI;L G>D51
AN OASIS ( BLOSSOMS
M* BETT] ?AN ,I'M A# 6GR[4

,I DON'T D>E OP5 MY EYES
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BETT] AG & AG ?AN ! R1L;Y YET        #EI
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,! RA94

           ,F ! ,RIM (! ,M9E
       ,SILV] ,C;Y1 ,NEW ,MEXICO

,DRIV+ \ ( T[N
,I TURN AWAY !N MAKE MYF LOOK
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/ %APES AG/ /"O
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& COV] ! 4T.E4

,? SIDE (! RIM'S *A9-L9K F;E1
A MAN EXPLA9S H[ SILV] IS M9$
& ,I LI/5 2C ,I WANT 6"K :AT .HE     #FJ
  SEES
:5 HE SEES S* A SI<T
2C X'S CLE> HE "WS "H
OR IS GRATE;L FRS & FAMILY "W "H
& :ILE MY M9D MUTT]S 3DEMN,N
,I DON'T D>E SP1K
2C ,I WE> ! SAME COLD CURVES ( SILV]--
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^: SON %\TS 8 "N
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       ,TOR*+ ! ,T5T ,CAT]PILL>S

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9 A PLA/IC BUCKET
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P L9E UP 6BUY POISON4                #FB
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,MO/LY1 ,I WORRY = MY [N4

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,I *OOSE MY ME?OD ( ATTACK4
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,! DR1M
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) T9Y ROOTS SPR1D+ \ 9 ALL DIREC;NS4
,F/ "T ! DR1M WOKE ME
,I DIDN'T WANT 6SLEEP AG4 ,I DIDN'T WANT
6G BACK4

,:5 FE> OP5S UP
FULL-FL[] 9SIDE ME1 ,I TAKE 6! M.TA9S4
,VALLEYS >E TOO PREC>I\S4 ,MO/ ( ? "O
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,I HIKE UNTIL ,I R1* ! SUMMIT & F "!
IMAG9E ALL ! TREES T US$ 6/&
2C T'S :AT ,I H LEFT (! WILD];S--A BODY
FIT 5 6TAKE ME 6! P1K
& MY IMAG9,N4

,I /AY L;G 5 6SEE LI<TS
-E ON 9 ! H\SES 2L
& :5 MY %AD[ FADES
,I LACE UP MY BOOTS & RUN D[N ! TRAIL
DAMN NE> FALL+ E "T4




              ,VISIT ,S\?            #FD

,SATUR"DS1 %E HELPS FE$ ! POOR1
MY "M1 F ! BASE;T ( H] *UR*1
S :5 ,I >RIVE1 ,I F9D H] /IRR+
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  POR*1
,I CRANE MY NECK 6SEE PA/ ! LA/ METAL
  RO(
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,LAT] ,I DRIVE MY "M & H] S\P
6! HOME (! MAN :O MAY DIE4 ,I WAIT 9 !
  C>1
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9 AN AFN CR[D+ 9 ON U4
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T EV5 2F SPLITT+ OP5
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,I WIP$ ! DIRT AWAY                  #FF
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FACES ( WOM5 ,I WANT$ 6BE L1 L&SCAPES
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                ,BIR?"D
               = ,JASM9E

,ALL MORN+
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DANGL+ HALF 9SIDE H] _W1 HALF 9 M9E4
,! MIDWIFE SAYS %E C'T REMEMB] A BABY
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IF WE CELEBRATE A "D 0DEV\R+ A HUGE BIRD
!N MAKE A WI% 0SNAPP+ "O ( XS B"OS 9
  TWO1
WE M/ GIVE BACK :AT WE C4


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TWO PREVI\S COLLEC;NS ( POETRY PUBLI%$
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,PRESS4 ,H] POETRY GIVES A FRE%
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